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6 UW-affiliated researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Randall LeVeque, professor emeritus of applied mathematics, and Julie Theriot, professor of biology, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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6 UW-affiliated researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Rachel Klevit, professor of biochemistry, Randall LeVeque, professor emeritus of applied mathematics, and Julie Theriot, professor of biology, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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"Joanne Chory is using plants to save the planet"
Biologist Joanne Chory has laid out a vision for a new kind of agriculture. She wants to create “ideal plants” — crops like wheat or rice that are bred to store huge amounts of carbon in their roots. They could pull as much as 20% of the carbon dioxide emitted by humans out of the atmosphere each year. UW biology professor Jennifer Nemhauser is quoted.
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Four UW faculty named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Four University of Washington faculty members are among the leaders in academia, business, philanthropy, the humanities and the arts elected as 2021 fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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Do We All Have A Built-In Moon Clock? How This Week’s ‘Super Pink Moon’ May Change How You Sleep Without You Knowing
With a “supermoon” full moon coming early this week it’s likely that you’ll go to bed later and sleep less than on average. Research led UW biology professor Horacio de la Iglesia is quoted.
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UW biology professors Jeffrey Riffell, David Perkel awarded research grants from Human Frontier Science Program
Biology professor and chair David Perkel and Biology Professor Jeff Riffell have been awarded research grants from the Human Frontier Science Program.
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Q&A: It’s not just social media — misinformation can spread in scientific communication too
Biology Professor Carl Bergstrom has released a new paper discussing how scientific communication has the potential to spread misinformation.
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The Way We Think About COVID Testing Is About to Change
Testing is still a valuable tool in our COVID-19 prevention toolkit, but the technologies and motivations behind it are shifting. We’ll also have to shift our understanding of test results and metrics. A tool developed by the UW's Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, and Ryan McGee, a graduate student in biology, are quoted.
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Covid-19: Governor of Michigan, Battling Virus Surge, Again Calls for More Vaccine Supplies
Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, explains that Easter travel will likely not bring the same surge in cases as past holiday season travel.
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Why are so many gray whales dying in the Pacific?
Scientists are struggling to explain why the gray whale population plummeted by nearly a quarter between 2016 and 2020. Sue Moore, affiliate professor of biology and of aquatic and fishery sciences, is quoted.
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Inclusive Biology Lessons with a Global Reach
UW senior Ishira Parikh helped create an award-winning curriculum using what she'd learned through UW courses and volunteer activities.
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COVID herd immunity? Parts of Washington state appear in no mood to join this herd
“Ever since early February, when some software volunteers debuted a website to help the public find COVID-19 vaccine appointments, they’ve had a unique window into the ebb and flow of what one engineer there dubbed ‘the spice.’ Who wants the vaccines, and who doesn’t? Where in the state are the shots snapped right up, and where are they left wanting?” writes columnist Danny Westneat. Jessica Chong, assistant professor of pediatrics in the UW School of Medicine, and Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, are quoted.
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Asteroid, Volcano or Both? Scientists Can’t Agree on the True Dinosaur Killer
A 6-mile-wide space rock and colossal eruptions racked Earth at the same fateful moment. Scientists have tried for decades to determine the primary suspect behind the Cretaceous extinction. Gregory Wilson Mantilla, Burke Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology and professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
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UW biologist: Herd immunity ‘necessary but not sufficient’ for return to normal
The term “herd immunity” has been thrown around frequently as vaccinations in the United States have ramped up, with many viewing it as the end goal for the COVID-19 pandemic. But as Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, detailed in a thread posted to Twitter, it may not be that simple.
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Thicker-leaved tropical plants may flourish under climate change, which could be good news for climate
As carbon dioxide continues to rise, multiple changes in the leaves of tropical plants may help these ecosystems perform better under climate change than previous studies had suggested.